Grammy Awards 2009

La 51ª edizione dei Grammy Awards si è svolta l'8 febbraio 2009 allo Staples Center di Los Angeles.

I trionfatori della premiazione sono stati Robert Plant e Alison Krauss con cinque riconoscimenti. Lil Wayne invece è l'artista con il maggior numero di nomination (8).

Esibizioni

In questa edizione ci sono state 25 performance:

Artista/i	Canzone/i interpretata/e
U2	Get on Your Boots
Al Green Justin Timberlake Keith Urban Boyz II Men	Let's Stay Together
Coldplay Jay-Z	Lost!
Coldplay	Viva la vida
Carrie Underwood	Last Name
Kid Rock	Amen All Summer Long Rock N Roll Jesus
Taylor Swift Miley Cyrus	Fifteen
Jennifer Hudson	You Pulled Me Through
Jonas Brothers Stevie Wonder	Burnin' Up Superstition
Katy Perry	I Kissed a Girl
Estelle Kanye West	American Boy
Kenny Chesney	Better as a Memory
T.I. Jay-Z Lil Wayne Kanye West M.I.A.	Swagga Like Us
M.I.A.	Paper Planes
Paul McCartney Dave Grohl	I Saw Her Standing There
Sugarland	Stay
Adele Jennifer Nettles	Chasing Pavements
Radiohead Spirit of Troy	15 Step
T.I. Justin Timberlake	Dead and Gone
Duke Fair Jamie Foxx Ne-Yo Smokey Robinson	Four Tops Medley
Neil Diamond	Sweet Caroline
John Mayer B.B. King Buddy Guy Keith Urban	Bo Diddley
Lil Wayne Robin Thicke	Tie My Hands
Robert Plant Alison Krauss	Rich Woman Gone, Gone, Gone (Done Moved On)
Stevie Wonder	All About the Love Again

Vincitori e candidati

I vincitori sono scritti in grassetto.

Registrazione dell'anno (Record of the Year)

• Please Read the Letter - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
• Chasing Pavements - Adele
• Viva la vida - Coldplay
• Bleeding Love - Leona Lewis
• Paper Planes - M.I.A.

Canzone dell'anno (Song of the Year)

• Viva la vida - Coldplay
• American Boy - Estelle & Kanye West
• Chasing Pavements - Adele
• I'm Yours - Jason Mraz
• Love Song - Sara Bareilles

Miglior artista esordiente (Best New Artist)

• Adele
• Duffy
• The Jonas Brothers
• Lady Antebellum
• Jazmine Sullivan

Album dell'anno (Album of the Year)

• Raising Sand - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
• Viva la vida or Death and All His Friends - Coldplay
• Year of the Gentleman - Ne-Yo
• Tha Carter III - Lil' Wayne
• In Rainbows - Radiohead

Miglior album pop vocale (Best Pop Vocal Album)

• Rockferry – Duffy
• Detours - Sheryl Crow
• Long Road Out of Eden - Eagles
• Spirit - Leona Lewis
• Covers - James Taylor

Miglior canzone pop vocale femminile (Best Female Pop Vocal Song)

• Chasing Pavements – Adele
• Love Song - Sara Bareilles
• Mercy - Duffy
• Bleeding Love - Leona Lewis
• I Kissed a Girl - Katy Perry
• So What - Pink

Miglior album rock (Best Rock Album)

• Viva la vida or Death and All His Friends – Coldplay
• Rock N Roll Jesus - Kid Rock
• Only by the Night - Kings of Leon
• Death Magnetic - Metallica
• Consolers of the Lonely - The Raconteurs

Miglior canzone rock (Best Rock Song)

• Girls in Their Summer Clothes – Bruce Springsteen
• House of Cards - Radiohead
• I Will Possess Your Heart - Death Cab for Cutie
• Sex on Fire - Kings of Leon
• Violet Hill - Coldplay

Miglior album di musica alternative (Best Alternative Music Album)

• In Rainbows - Radiohead
• Modern Guilt - Beck
• Narrow Stairs - Death Cab for Cutie
• The Odd Couple - Gnarls Barkley
• Evil Urges - My Morning Jacket

Miglior album R'n'B (Best R&B Album)

• Jennifer Hudson – Jennifer Hudson
• Love & Life - Eric Benét
• Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA - Boyz II Men
• Lay It Down - Al Green
• The Way I See It - Raphael Saadiq

Miglior album country (Best Country Album)

• Troubadour – George Strait
• That Lonesome Song - Jamey Johnson
• Sleepless Nights - Patty Loveless
• Around the Bend - Randy Travis
• Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love - Trisha Yearwood

Miglior album dance/elettronico (Best Electronic/Dance Album)

• Alive 2007 – Daft Punk
• New York City - Brazilian Girls
• Bring Ya to the Brink - Cyndi Lauper
• X - Kylie Minogue
• Last Night - Moby
• Robyn - Robyn

Miglior registrazione dance (Best Dance Recording)

• Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger (Alive 2007) – Daft Punk
• Ready for the Floor - Hot Chip
• Just Dance - Lady Gaga & Colby O'Donis
• Give It 2 Me - Madonna
• Disturbia - Rihanna
• Black and Gold - Sam Sparro

Miglior album rap (Best Rap Album)

• Tha Carter III – Lil Wayne
• American Gangster - Jay-Z
• The Cool - Lupe Fiasco
• Untitled (Nas) - Nas
• Paper Trail - T.I.

Miglior canzone rap (Best Rap Song)

• Lollipop – Lil Wayne & Static Major
• Low - Flo Rida & T-Pain
• Sexual Eruption - Snoop Dogg
• Superstar - Lupe Fiasco & Matthew Santos
• Swagga Like Us - Jay-Z & T.I. feat. Kanye West & Lil Wayne